Formed in 2000 to bring bands and dance instructors to Tallahassee from Lafayette and the surrounding towns of southwest Louisiana (e.g., Mamou, Mire, Church Point, Opelousas, Grand Coteau), TAZACA began by holding its events at the American Legion Dance Hall. The first band to visit Tallahassee was Thomas “Big Hat” Fields & His Foot Stompin’ Zydeco Band. Membership soon grew past a hundred and many more Cajun and Zydeco bands were to follow Big Hat. Folks learned the difference between Cajun and Creole people, between Cajun and Zydeco music, and between the Cajun “two-step” and Zydeco dancing. Many caught the “fever” and began to travel to Louisiana to enjoy the many crawfish festivals there.
After the Legion Hall, our next two homes were Wilson's Bar-B-Q at 325 N. Bronough St., and the Bradfordville Blues Club north of town.
TAZACA’s next events will be:
Zydeco bands coming up at the BBC (check www.bradfordvilleblues.com for more info.):
January 28, 2011(Fri.): 9:30 pm, JB's ZydecoZoo (Tallahassee) -- come an hour early for dance lessons
February 17, 2011 (Thurs.): 8 pm, Lil' Malcolm & the Zydeco House Rockers (Lafayette, Louisiana) -- come an hour early for dance lessons
February 25, 2011 (Fri.): 9:30 pm, Rosie Ledet & the Zydeco Playboys (Lafayette, Louisiana) -- come an hour early for dance lessons
We are in the midst of planning our next festival, the Family Fiddle Festival, to be held in Sopchoppy (date and time TBA). The festival will feature local fiddlers as well as Creole and Cajun fiddlers from Southwest Louisiana. If you wish to help with the planning, please contact us.
» Click Here for more information about joining TAZACA.
The last Mudbug Bash crawfish festival that we sponsored was in May, 2007. It featured food, activities for children, crafts vendors, and dance lessons, along with performances by Dwayne Dopsie & the Zydeco Hellraisers, Depot Creek Cajun Band, ZydecoZoo, The Porch Dogs, and Big Red & the Zydeco Playmakers.
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